AG — Agricultural District
The AG table uses landscape surface area rather than a simple lot-coverage number: minimum landscape surface area is 70% (Section 3.2.5).
Lot coverage in Franklin, TN
What the Franklin zoning ordinance says about lot coverage, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.
ER — Estate Residential District
The ER table uses landscape surface area rather than a simple lot-coverage number: minimum landscape surface area is 60% (Section 3.3.5).
R1 — Residential 1 District
The R1 table uses landscape surface area rather than a simple lot-coverage number: minimum landscape surface area is 50% (Section 3.4.5).
R2 — Residential 2 District
The R2 table uses landscape surface area rather than a simple lot-coverage number: minimum landscape surface area is 40% (Section 3.5.5).
R3 — Residential 3 District
The R3 table uses landscape surface area rather than a simple lot-coverage number: minimum landscape surface area is 40% (Section 3.6.5).
R4 — Residential 4 District
The R4 table uses landscape surface area rather than a simple lot-coverage number: minimum landscape surface area is 40% (Section 3.7.5).
R6 — Residential 6 District
The R6 table uses landscape surface area rather than a simple lot-coverage number: minimum landscape surface area is 30% (Section 3.8.5).
MR — Mixed Residential District
MR uses minimum landscape surface area: 30 percent for houses and multiplexes, and 20 percent for duplexes and townhouses.
OR — Office Residential District
The OR table uses landscape surface area rather than a simple lot-coverage number: minimum landscape surface area is 40% (Section 3.11.5). The same table requires an opaque 6-ft fence or wall along side or rear lot lines abutting a lot with a residential use.
CI — Civic Institutional District
The CI table uses landscape surface area rather than a simple lot-coverage number: minimum landscape surface area is 40% (Section 3.12.5).
NC — Neighborhood Commercial District
The NC table uses landscape surface area rather than a simple lot-coverage number: minimum landscape surface area is 15% (Section 3.13.5).
CC — Central Commercial District
The CC table uses landscape surface area rather than a simple lot-coverage number: minimum landscape surface area is 15% (Section 3.14.5).
DD — Downtown District
The DD table uses landscape surface area rather than a simple lot-coverage number: minimum landscape surface area is 0%; building coverage capped at 85% (Section 3.15.5).
1ST — 1st Avenue District
The 1ST table uses landscape surface area rather than a simple lot-coverage number: minimum landscape surface area is 30% (Section 3.16.7).
5TH — 5th Avenue North District
The 5TH table uses landscape surface area rather than a simple lot-coverage number: minimum landscape surface area is 0% (Section 3.17.6).
RC4 — Regional Commerce 4 District
The RC4 table uses landscape surface area rather than a simple lot-coverage number: minimum landscape surface area is 15% (Section 3.18.5).
RC6 — Regional Commerce 6 District
The RC6 table uses landscape surface area rather than a simple lot-coverage number: minimum landscape surface area is 15% (Section 3.19.5).
RC12 — Regional Commerce 12 District
The RC12 table uses landscape surface area rather than a simple lot-coverage number: minimum landscape surface area is 15% (Section 3.20.5).
GO — General Office District
The GO table uses landscape surface area rather than a simple lot-coverage number: minimum landscape surface area is 30% (Section 3.21.5).
LI — Light Industrial District
The LI table uses landscape surface area rather than a simple lot-coverage number: minimum landscape surface area is 20% (Section 3.22.5).
HI — Heavy Industrial District
The HI table uses landscape surface area rather than a simple lot-coverage number: minimum landscape surface area is 20% (Section 3.23.5).
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